Productivity Expert: How To Finally Stay Productive: Ali Abdaal | E93

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 16, 2021

Duration

1h 36m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

This weeks episode entitled 'Productivity Expert - How To Finally Stay Productive - Ali Abdaal' topics: 0:00 Intro 2:23 Your early years 11:03 How did you become a Youtuber? 14:54 The importance of consistency 21:56 Procrastination 28:31 Maintaining productivity - Gratitude shift 37:27 Figuring out your values 49:20 What tips and tricks do you have for people to learn better 51:49 The definition of productivity 56:49 Relationships - Being true to yourself 01:03:40 How to make create content 01:06:22 Why I feel like I'm failing in life 01:09:58 Money 01:17:40 The key mental models that have had the biggest impact on your life 01:21:12 What do young people need to know about mindset to live a fulfilled life Ali: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOae5nYA7VqaXzerajD0lg https://www.instagram.com/aliabdaal/?hl=en Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsors: https://uk.huel.com/ http://fiverr.com/ceo

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Steven Bartlett

  host

• Ali Abdaal

  guest

• Narrator

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Ali Abdaal, Productivity Expert: How To Finally Stay Productive: Ali Abdaal | E93 explores ali Abdaal Redefines Productivity, Purpose, Money, and Truly Enjoying Life Ali Abdaal joins Steven Bartlett to unpack what productivity really means, moving beyond hustle culture toward using time intentionally and optimizing for happiness. He traces his journey from a prestige-driven decision to study medicine at Cambridge, through tech side hustles, into building a huge YouTube teaching business. They dive deep into procrastination, intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, values, quitting frameworks, money, and the trap of endlessly moving goalposts. Throughout, Ali shares concrete tools—like the two-minute rule, daily highlights, and evidence-based learning methods—while both men reflect candidly on status, relationships, and living a life true to yourself.

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